As of 8:15 pm, the preliminary results of the November 3rd General Election for the Mercer Island City Council and School Board positions are posted below.

UPDATE – The election results have been certified by the King County Elections office and are final, as of November 24th at 3:40 pm. Of 17,444 registered voters in Mercer Island, 9,057 returned ballots, representing a 51.92% voter turnout.

City Council Positions

Council Position No. 1
Dave Wisenteiner – 52.64% (4429)
Jane Meyer Brahm – 47.21% (3972)

Council Position No. 3
Salim Nice – 46.25% (3872)
Wendy Weiker – 53.64% (4491)

Council Position No. 4
Jeff Sanderson – 92.25% (6774)
Carl Silverberg – 6.08% (445)

Council Position No. 5
Thomas Acker – 45.23% (3876)
Bruce Bassett – 54.63% (4681)

Council Position No. 7
Debbie Bertlin – 55.49% (4671)
Traci Granbois – 44.33% (3732)

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School Board Positions

Director Position No. 1
Dave D’Souza – 99.00% (5929)

Director Position No. 3
Tracy Drinkwater – 60.38% (4835)
Bill Hochberg – 39.51% (3164)

Director Position No. 5
Ralph Jorgenson – 99.05% (5922)

These results came from the King County Elections website: http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections/election-info/2015/201511/results.aspx

For additional coverage, read the Mercer Island Reporter’s article, “Less than 30 percent of Islanders vote in November general election.”